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Entactiniidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Entactiniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Entactiniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | K.-Y. Yeh and Y.-N. Cheng. 1998. Radiolarians from the Lower Jurassic of the Busuanga Island, Philippines. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taiwan) 11:1-65 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Astroentactiniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 120 | 279 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Entactiniinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Afanasievella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Apophysiactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Astroentactinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Borisella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Callela ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cancellosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Costaentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cubaxonium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Duodecimentactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Entactinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entactinosphaera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 162 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Fenestrula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Gracilentactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hegleria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 95 | 290 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Helioentactinia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5,055 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
Holdisphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Involutentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kashiwara ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Klaengspongus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Lententactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Magnentactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Magnisphaera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Megaporus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Microporosa ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Moskovistella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Multientactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Munzuwonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Oruatemanua ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Paracopicyntra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 134 | 265 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Paratriposphaera ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Perforentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Plenoentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Plenosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pluristratoentactinia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Polyedroentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Provisocyntra ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Radiobisphaera ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Retentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Retisphaera ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Shinkaiera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Sinosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Spongentactinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spongentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Stigmosphaerostylus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 259 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Stygmosphaerostylus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tardentactinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Trilonche ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 92 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Uberinterna ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Wuyia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1967 | Entactiniidae Riedel |
1975 | Spongentactiniidae Nazarov |
1999 | Entactiniidae Aitchison et al. p. 144 |
2001 | Entactiniidae De Wever et al. p. 178 |
2001 | Spongentactiniidae De Wever et al. p. 180 |
2003 | Entactiniidae Wang et al. p. 130 |
2004 | Entactiniidae Feng et al. p. 384 |
2014 | Spongentactiniidae Takahashi and Miyake p. 281 |
2014 | Entactiniidae Takahashi and Miyake p. 291 |
2017 | Entactiniidae Noble et al. p. 438 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!